Adviser Says Governor (Mitt Romney) Faked Stance On Abortion

[matcom]

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Governor Mitt Romney's top political strategist has told a prominent conservative magazine that his client has been ''faking" his support of abortion rights in Massachusetts.

''He's been a pro-life Mormon faking it as a pro-choice friendly," Romney adviser Michael Murphy told the National Review in a cover story hitting newstands today titled ''Matinee Mitt."

Murphy, a prominent Republican consultant, issued a statement of regret yesterday afternoon after a prepublication copy of the article circulated among political strategists and reporters and threatened to overshadow the positive exposure Romney was getting from appearing on the cover of two conservative magazines this week.

''The quote in the National Review article was not what I meant to communicate," Murphy's statement said. ''I was discussing a characterization the governor's critics use. I regret the quote and any confusion it might have caused."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/06/03/adviser_says_governor_faked_stance_on_abortion?mode=PF

[Bluebear]

1. "I was discussing a characterization the governor's critics use."

:rofl:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. confusion?

That a Repuke strategist actually told the truth may be astonishing, but the statement itself was very straightforward.

[BlueManDude]

3. I've never been confused by Romney's anti-choice position

the man is a phony to the core.

[Ian David]

4. I heard he's just pretending to be a Republican. He's actually an android

... from the planet Brigham Young.

[BlueManDude]

5. I've noticed the Hearld has turned on him bit

unflattering stories and photos on the front page lately. he hasn't even made an effort to appear like he cares about massaschusetts and even rwers find it a bit nauseating.

[Ian David]

8. Didn't he go on a book signing tour when we'd just had a natural disaster?

I seem to recall something about a town in Western Mass. getting hit by a tornado, and then Kerry went on a book signing tour instead of going out to help his constituents.

[UpInArms]

12. did you mean to say Romney went on a book signing tour?

I think you have a typo in your post :D

:hi:

[Cooley Hurd]

10. Dumb-da-dumb-da-dumb-da-dumb

:D

[KlatooBNikto]

6. It is only one step from here to "been brainwashed" like his father

George said after a trip to Vietnam.

[wicket]

7. God I can't stand Romney!

:grr:

[WI_DEM]

9. Romney is a fake pure and simple

Everything about him oozes ambition. He is nothing more than a hustler--he'll do and say anything that would further his political career.

[BlueIris]

11. Nice. And by nice, I mean, what a fuckwit. In Oregon, our

governor is belligerently pro-choice. He uses his support for CHOICE (fuck you, Lakoff) to make Republicans look like assholes. It's great. God love him. I'm so glad I don't have to worry about his sincerity like all you MASS voters.

[Catch22Dem]

13. How in the hell does a liberal bastion like Mass...

Elect some prick that's been on the cover of 2 neocon magazines? How does the same state that elects Sen Kennedy every year, elect a neocon for governor? Seriously!

[Betty]

16. I never understood that myself

I live here, and he wouldn't win in Mass as a presidential candiate, but somehow, people think if we have republican governors and democratic senate, there will be a balance of some sort. An idiotic view, in my opinion. Plus, the last two republican governors we had just used this as a stepping stone to other jobs, just as this asshole romney is trying to do.

When he went to one of the Bible belt states (I think one of the Carolinas) and totally dissed the state he's supposed to be serving, I hoped that all the morons who voted for him felt properly screwed.

[formercia]

14. Romney is a member of the Mariott Mafia

If you've ever worked in Washington DC, you will know who i'm talking about.

[warrior1]

15. isn't his real first name

willie?

[Glenda]

17. These cartoons on mass dems site are what get me through the day

http://www.massdems.org/Features/ads/movie6.html

That one has "ani-Mitt" saying "Remember, I'm pro-choice in Massachusetts, pro-life everywhere else."

[0007]

18. There is a contaminated G.E. factory in Pittsfield Mass that's waiting

for Mr. Rommey to be incarcerated.....

[chelsea0011]

19. Governor Who? I've lived here all my life and I don't know who

thinks we have a Governor right now. He hasn't done anything short of complain about the Big Dig(talk about going out on a limb) and now we get to watch him run for Pres.

[tyedyeto]

20. Does 'faking' = lying?

Another faker/liar?

Just asking... :shrug:

[blondeatlast]

21. Yes--but only in the real world. In politics, there is no truth,

only perception.

[tyedyeto]

22. Then we need to start calling it as we see them...

Liars! Not misrepresenters or truth stretchers or spinners. Call them what they are!

It was good hear Senators say that Bolton had lied during confirmation hearings. It would be better to hear a reporter ask "Why are you going to vote yes to confirm a known liar as our representative in the UN?" to those who have announced they will vote for him.

[kskiska]

23. What else is he faking?

Like they say, "If he lies about this, what ELSE does he lie about?"

[YankeyMCC]

24. Adviser says governor faked stance on abortion

''He's been a pro-life Mormon faking it as a pro-choice friendly," Romney adviser Michael Murphy told the National Review in a cover story hitting newstands today titled ''Matinee Mitt."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/06/03/adviser_says_governor_faked_stance_on_abortion/

[xchrom]

25. a republican faked? lied?

what's the world coming to?

[Roland99]

26. YARH (Yet Another Republican Hypocrite)

I think we have a nominee for Top 10 Conservative Idiots!

[AlCzervik]

27. i dont think this is actually new, did anyone actually think he was

pro-choice? How the hell did he end up governer of mass? When i lived there my memory of Romney was watching Ted Kennedy clean his clock in their debates.

[Candide]

28. I had my suspicions...

when I saw him pasted into a Howard Dean ad....

:) j/k

[GOPBasher]

29. Well he has presidential ambitions, so he has to make a right turn,

or else he can't be the Republican nominee.

[rockedthevoteinMA]

30. What a surprise.

He's such a moran. He makes me want to :puke:

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

31. HOW did he get to be the Governor of Massachusetts????

HOW? When is his term up? Massachusetts needs to cleanse itself of him as much as my state needs to cleanse the Santorum.:puke:

[AndyTiedye]

32. How Did Romney Get Elected?

Seems like something bad must have happened in Massachusetts after I left.